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The incidence and economic significance of ovine toxoplasmosis in Uruguay.

The incidence and economic significance of ovine toxoplasmosis in Uruguay.

Authors :
Freyre A
Bonino J
Falcón J
Castells D
Correa O
Casaretto A
Source :
Veterinary parasitology [Vet Parasitol] 1999 Feb 01; Vol. 81 (1), pp. 85-8.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were measured before and after pregnancy in a 1:64 dilution of sera with the direct agglutination test in 1613 ewes from 18 farms in eight different counties of Uruguay from 1992 to 1994. The overall seroprevalence increased from 28.7% before mating to 38.5% after lambing in 2.5 years and thus the incidence was 9.8%. Losses due to toxoplasmosis during pregnancy were estimated to be 1.4-3.9% of the total number of ewes investigated, amounting to approximately US$1.4-4.7 million for the whole country.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0304-4017
Volume :
81
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Veterinary parasitology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9950332
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-4017(98)00215-5